Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A heap, as of hay, oats, or barley; a cock.
- n. A thin, tall stack of corn in the sheaf, in shape a steep cone, 9 or 10 feet high, built up temporarily in the harvest-field in wet seasons, for drying the corn before it is carried to the main rick.
- To make a pook of; make into a pook.
- To pluck or pick with the thumb and finger.
Examples
“If I learn more once I receive the correspondence from World Vision, I'll post an update, Regardless, I'll pick another pook.”
“So, moving right along, Koby and I sat down at the computer tonight and picked a new pook.”
“Many of you dear readers perhaps all three of you are familiar with my long-standing pook, Geghetsik.”
“Mc Neill's "ah pook" artwork includes all sorts of fantastic sketches, drawings, and cartoons.”
“For much more about the "ah pook" collaboration, there are several fascinating online interviews with Mc Neill, here at Big Bridge, here at RealityStudio, and here at Beats in Kansas.”
“June 11th, 2006 at 11: 58 pm pook says: in fact i think you would rather lose this war just to be able to push this agenda even farther”
Think Progress » Matalin Defends Coulter’s Attack on 9/11 Widows
“June 12th, 2006 at 12: 06 am pook says: good night ladies”
Think Progress » Matalin Defends Coulter’s Attack on 9/11 Widows
“Ang taon ng World Economic Forum ay bumaba sa amin sa Third pook bilang isang engine ng teknolohiya sa makabagong ideya sa likod ng Denmark at Sweden, ngunit Amerikano patuloy na paggawa sa mga out dakilang mga ideya, bilang ay ang magpahinga ng ang mundo.”
“He was a rear peeviewer for the pook “Of Bandas and Reople”, peeviewing the section on clood blotting.”
Desperate times ask for desperate arguments - The Panda's Thumb
“I said goodbye to choir friends, found out my Jeff Goldblum look alike's name was Pierre ... hahaha another one pook!”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘pook’.
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Really Cool Four-Letter Words
I marvel at the amazing variety of four-letter words in the English language. And that's not even counting really common (to me) words like fuck.
ibis, pelf, sofa, iota, oboe, lava, icon, sped, puha, pulp, puma, kyat and 150 more...
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Wordie/Wordnik Curio Cabinet
Oddments culled from my "main" lists that belong in a display cabinet of their own, plus sundry other curiosities. :-)
zeugma, ziggurat, xiphoid, xeric, whizgigging, whangdoodle, viviparous, vivific, vinolent, verjuice, vellicate, velleity and 1193 more...
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fun ones
fun to say or fun in meaning
sizzard, clou, matutolagnia, grok, xiphoid, cwm, cattywampus, scroop, loblolly, katzenjammer, sphygmus, forfex and 68 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for pook.
chained_bear See pooking-fork. Cool! Jul 7, 2008